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Viewing AVRIQ Module Information
The AVRIQs category displays information about each AVRIQ module, including its input port
number, ID, type, language and status. The possible status values are:
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Green circle = the AVRIQ module is online
• Yellow circle = the AVRIQ module is upgrading
• Red X = the AVRIQ module is offline
To display AVRIQ module information:
1. Click the Settings tab in the AVR AMP.
2. Select the AVRIQs category.
Using SNMP
The SNMP category specifies general SNMP configuration information. The SNMP - Traps
subcategory indicates which traps are enabled and disabled.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used to communicate management
information between network management applications and appliances. SNMP managers (such as
Tivoli and HP OpenView) may communicate with your appliance by accessing MIB-II
(Management Information Base) and the public portion of the enterprise MIB. MIB-II is a standard
MIB that many SNMP managers support. You may:
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Enable or disable SNMP operations.
• Enter system information and community strings.
• Indicate which stations may manage the appliance. If you enter one or more allowable
managers, only those IP addresses will be able to monitor the appliance using SNMP. If you do
not enter any allowable managers, then the appliance may be monitored using SNMP from any
IP address.
• Indicate which stations (destinations) will receive SNMP traps from the appliance. If you do
not specify any trap destinations, no traps will be sent.
When you enable SNMP, the unit will respond to SNMP requests over UDP (User Datagram
Protocol) port 161. Port 161 is the standard UDP port used to send and receive SNMP messages.
NOTE: The AVR AMP uses SNMP within a secure tunnel to manage appliances. For this reason, UDP port 161
need not be exposed on firewalls. You will need to expose UDP port 161 to monitor Avocent appliances using
third party SNMP-based management software.
To configure general SNMP settings:
1. Click the Settings tab in the AVR AMP.
2. Select the SNMP category.
3. Enable or disable the Enable SNMP checkbox.